To: naturalman1975
Sorry for my ignorance, but what is a “snap” election? They aren’t electing parliament again, are they?!
To: SoFloFreeper
IIRC a snap election in a country like Britain means an election that's not *required*.I think in Britain national elections must be held at least every 5 years but can be called earlier.
To: SoFloFreeper
Yes, a full general election of the House of Commons. What makes it a snap election is the sudden nature of it being called without clear warning, well before the expiry of the current term - snap meaning ‘quick’ in this case.
6 posted on
04/18/2017 3:28:57 AM PDT by
naturalman1975
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To: SoFloFreeper
Sorry for my ignorance, but what is a snap election? They arent electing parliament again, are they?! That's exactly what they're doing.
A "snap" election is an election outside of the regular schedule. All the parliament seats are up for re-election. The Prime Minister is not directly elected by the people, the leader of the winning party gets the job.
8 posted on
04/18/2017 3:32:10 AM PDT by
PapaBear3625
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